Filipe Gonçalo Pinto Martins (born 29 May 1978) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a

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, and the current manager of Casa Pia.

Playing career

Born in Amadora, Martins began his senior career with hometown side

C.F. Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela da Amadora (), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in ...

, appearing in three

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matches with the first team. He left the club in January 1999 to join Segunda Divisão de Honra side

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, where he also featured rarely as the club suffered relegation. Martins went on to resume his career in the lower levels, representing Clube Oriental de Lisboa, C.S.D. Câmara de Lobos,

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(two stints) and Odivelas before returning to his first club Estrela in 2009. He retired in 2011 with

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, aged 33.

Coaching career

After retiring, Martins worked as a youth coach for and

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before being named first team manager of the latter in 2016. He led the side to a promotion to the second division in his first season, but resigned on 16 January 2018. On 14 June 2018, Martins replaced

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at the helm of

C.D. Mafra Clube Desportivo Mafra is a Portuguese football club, currently playing in the Liga Bwin. They are based in the town of Mafra and own Campo Doutor Mário Silveira stadium, but the games are played in Estádio Municipal de Mafra. Founded in 1965 ...

, also in division two. The following 4 February, he left the club to take over

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chair ...

in the

, but was unable to avoid relegation. Martins left Feirense on a mutual agreement on 11 November 2019, after three consecutive league defeats. The following 1 September, he was named manager of

Casa Pia A.C. Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many ...

, leading the side to a ninth position in the 2020–21 campaign. In the 2021–22 season, Martins led Casa Pia to the a first top-flight promotion in 83 years as runners-up to

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in the second division, but was absent for one match in February 2022 due to consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Filipe 1978 births Living people People from Amadora Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players G.D. Estoril Praia players Clube Oriental de Lisboa players Atlético Clube de Portugal players Odivelas F.C. players Portuguese football managers Primeira Liga managers Liga Portugal 2 managers C.D. Feirense managers Casa Pia A.C. managers Sportspeople from Lisbon District